Golf, pool and darts
Winners! Pool champion Alan Smalldon, left, and darts boss Mark "Slap" Bailey. Below: Peter Rattue: Dave Thomas and Pete Berkeley: Rosemary Henson, Sheila Quinn, Ray Henson and son Alex: Steve Johnson splashes out: Pete and the ponies: golf runner-up Terry Manning: nearest-the-hole winner Steve Keenan, left, with golf organiser Tom Henson: longest drive winner Paul Wathan: Alan Smalldon

Golf, pool and darts

Monday, May 14, 2007

Some 25 London Saints members competed over the weekend of May 5-6 for the individual titles - with the Salisbury boys coming out on top - again.

Golf

Despite being told he could not play off what he claimed as his proper handicap of 28, The 2007 London Saints Open was won by Mick McGill who scored a creditable 40 points off a more realistic 24 handicap - our own Bandit Protection rules means it will be 22 next year! Congratulations to Trigger and his mum Rosemary and Mr & Mrs Quinn on setting a new course record of a 5 and a half hour round (an average of 1000 yards per hour). The final positions are as follows:-

Mick McGill 40
Terry Manning 36
Pete Berkeley 34
Sheena Quinn 31
Ray Betts 30
Steve Johnson 30
Johnny Quinn 30
Dave Barnes 29
Fred Betts 28
Dave Thomas 27
Tom Henson 26
Pete Rattue 24
Rosemary Henson 22
Terry Trevis 21
Paul Wathan 20
Steve Keenan 16

Congratulations also to the Wath for winning Longest Drive and Steve Keenan for winning nearest the pin and the wooden spoon. Amazingly these two finished last and second last but still managed to win 3 of the 4 prizes on offer. In conclusion at least we managed to stop Salisbury from completing a clean sweep of the 3 trophies again; albeit that we only managed to get the Open from their grasp as far as Fair Oak. Well done Mick.

Pool
The pool was won by Salisbury's Alan Smalldon for the 2nd year running. He beat Slap 2-0 in the final.

Darts
The darts was won again for the 2nd year running by Salisbury's (that because no where else would have him) Mark (SLAP) Bailey who beat Terry Trevis in the final. Thanks also to Hughsie and his band of Salibury Saints - 'Jaccuzi' and Southampton Football Club for rounding off a very enjoyable weekend.